"A Man for All Seasons": Common Attitude "I'm breathing. Are you breathing too? It's nice, isn't it. It isn't difficult to keep alive, friends—just don't make trouble—or if you make trouble, make the sort of trouble that's expected. Well, I don't need to tell you that. Good night: If we should bump into one another, recognize me." (p. 94-95) The common man's words are true not only to the time of Thomas More, but as well throughout history. Many in the world today follow the same philosophy that the common man states at the end of the play. Most people would rather avoid the troubles caused by being an